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qualities; then we think and contemplate on the principles and qualities of the second, and so on. When we think of these qualities, we cannot think of other things and the mind receives help.
There are symbols of various kinds among the Persians, the Greeks and Romans. The Egyptians have the symbol of the serpent, meaning eternity and the cat meaning the moon. The Romans and Greeks had crosses also long before the crucifixion of Jesus. It must have some deeper idea connected with it. These crosses are found in all countries. The Rosicrucians have also the cross. They represent the meaning in a different way as follows:
Love
Faith
Hope
Patience The Rosicrucians do not say it is a combination of the male and female principles meeling in the center. If a person practise love, hope, patience, and faith, be will reach the center.
It can be interpreted as the crucifixion of the outer self; that was the original meaning.
The Zoroastrians also have their symbols. They are supposed to worship fire. Fire has its origin in
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